Sumida-gawa (Sumida-gawa River) : PhotoStory

A woman from Kyoto has lost her mind after her child is kidnapped. After wandering around, she ends up on the bank of Sumida-gawa River.

The ferryman says that if she wants to take the ferry, she must show her madness. The crazed woman responds with the poem “Miyakodori,” conveying her strong feelings about her child.

Her elegance touches the feelings of the ferryman. The woman makes her way safety aboard.

The ferryman relates a heartbreaking incident. The woman's head drops and her eyes fill with tears.

Today is the anniversary of the death of a kidnapped child. It is her child, Umewakamaru.

Tears stream down her face.

Wishing to be with her child once more, the mother begs for the soil of the graveyard to be dug up.

Her distress is without end.

The mother is urged　to console her child.　The　river wind　carries the sound of the gong as the nembutsu is recited.

“I sincerely believe in Amida Buddha, Lord have mercy on me.” The mother reaches out to the voice of Umewakamaru, but the phantom passes through her hands.